7.9% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lindesay · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A very small number of overseas-born residents have moved to Lindesay since 2011, keeping the area's makeup very traditional. Most people here claim Australian or British heritage, with a typical background that is far more common than in the rest of the state.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Over half of the people in Lindesay identify as Australian, followed by English at 18.4% and Scottish at 10.5%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.9% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the 29.3% seen in New South Wales and much lower than most other areas. About 81.6% of the population was born in Australia.
7.9% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Lindesay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12346/lindesay/topic/ancestry-heritage